An almost year-old blockade of the country's oil facilities by militias has cost $30 billion in revenue.
Hamas' top leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh said his group's aim was to end the seven-year-old blockade of Gaza.
And far from taking care to spare civilians, Israel is guilty of indiscriminate bombing and of a three-year-old blockade that has brought the inhabitants of Gaza, now 1.5 million, to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
(Greater Kashmir) Manipur: A 2-month-old blockade on arterial highways connecting Manipur is wreaking havoc in the state, the Manipur People's Party said, causing skyrocketing prices for food, fuel and other basic amenities.
It ought not to be risky or disruptive to US foreign policy to say that Israel has an unconditional obligation under the Fourth Geneva Convention to lift its lethal, months-old blockade preventing adequate food, fuel, surgical supplies, medications and other basic necessities from reaching Gaza.
7.15pm BST Hamas leader in Gaza says goal is to end blockade Hamas' top leader in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, said on Monday that his group will not be shifting its position, adding the aim of the current battle is to break the seven-year-old blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007.
But the government statement offered no retreat on other aspects of the three-year-old blockade, including restrictions on the passage of people in and out of Gaza, exports or the importation of raw materials for the enclave's largely paralyzed industries.
Declining enthusiasm reflects growing disgust with the authorities' failure to govern.Urgent tasks have gone unaddressed, from deteriorating security and infrastructure to an economy hit hard by a months-old blockade of oil ports by armed federalists in the restive eastern region where much of Libya's oil is produced.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 7.15pm BST19:15 Hamas leader in Gaza says goal is to end blockade Hamas' top leader in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, said on Monday that his group will not be shifting its position, adding the aim of the current battle is to break the seven-year-old blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007.
In an interview with Charlie Rose, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Israel to lift its 7-year-old blockade on Gaza, suggesting that was a precondition to a lasting cease-fire.
Manipur: The state's 3-month old economic blockade was suspended to celebrate Ningol Chakouba, a festival that is meant to reinstate the bond between brothers and sisters.
